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As Chekhov’s final play comes to the West End, the two lead actors discuss why its themes of grief, privilege and social upheaval still seem so painfully alive

At the inaugural The Stage: On Tour event, West Midlands theatremakers gathered to discuss politics, funding issues and access problems

Lisa Nandy has rebuked criticism from some quarters of the arts sector that she “doesn’t understand theatre”

Broadway star Jonathan Groff had a Shakespeare-sized hole in his repertoire when he received an email from RSC director Daniel Evans. They tell Georgia Snow their all-male retelling of As You Like It

Shakespeare’s Globe has opened a newly renovated research and collection centre, which features London’s only publicly accessible dedicated Shakespeare library and archive

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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child writer Jack Thorne has claimed some writers are using AI prompts to generate their work, a practice that he said was tantamount to ‘cheating’ their peers

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From Homer’s epic to conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, we can see how poetry fills the gap when ordinary ways of writing or speaking aren’t enough, says Guardian chief culture writer Charlotte Higgins

How does it feel to be locked into a venue notorious for its unpadded seating to experience a full-throttle Ring cycle and more? Our critic found out at the 150th anniversary of the mighty Bayreuth fe...

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Director and playwright Peter Gill, whose work included shows for the early Royal Court, has died aged 86

For nine decades, Blackpool’s Pleasure Beach Resort has hosted an ice-skating spectacular. Giverny Masso looks back at the venue’s construction and the show’s debut

Sign our petition urging the UK Government to build a country where the arts are available from childhood, accessible to all and thriving everywhere.

The King’s Theatre in Edinburgh is on the cusp of completing a complex, four-year redevelopment. Arusa Qureshi meets the people striving to future-proof this historic building

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We’ve been disappointed before but many are convinced that Andy Burnham is a true believer in the value of arts and culture, says Lyn Gardner

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ALT: Princess Leia: You're My Only Hope

Jodie Foster hated her 6am starts, Parker couldn’t stop swearing, Dexter Fletcher was traumatised by his haircut … There was as much drama off-screen as on during the making of this classic movie

The playwright has long been considered one of the country’s most famous exports, but not an ‘Irish writer’. An ambitious new season of plays explores his complex relationship with his homeland – and ...

Dear England, Ink, Sherwood … I owe my career to publicly funded art. Never downplay it: it’s how we speak to each other, says author and playwright James Graham